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To: Hadland
To: Keith <HadlandK@LG*.LO*.CO*>
Subject: Re: rebreathers & ownership
From: Epic Dive Shop <epic@so*.ha*.ed*>
Cc: techdiver <techdiver@opal.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 11:35:00 -1000 (HST)
On Wed, 20 Jul 1994, Hadland Keith wrote:

> 
> 
> >Are there gonig to be rebreather classes? Do you think that people will
> >get together and form a syndicate to buy a rebreather between them? I
> 
> This syndication thing is something that crossed my mind - the big problem
> with AMRBs will surely be that they are too expensive for your average
> recreational diver, so they are doomed to stay in the 'technical' domain.

not at all... some manufacturers are throwing out numbers in the three to
five thousand dollar area now... some of my tech students have spent that
much on camera housings... and the more we see units on the market the
affordable they will be ..


>  Have people like Carmellan had any thoughts about leasing/rental
> arrangements for rebreathers? This would probably be more cost effective for
> the infrequent user, and would remove the worry of  expensive  maintenance &
> repairs should anything fail.
> 
great idea.. one that we are working on at this time with one manufacturer,
from their point of view it makes sence for many reasons..

> I guess the US market would scream 'liability' at this - but what about the
> sane world where development isn't governed by litigation?
> 
> Keith
> hadlandk@lg*.lo*.co*


aloha,

dennis 

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